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No squealers, that's the rule. And Claude Pierce, a child of privilege eager to throw in with two rough-and-tumble lower East Siders, aims to live by it. But through their adventures the trio of would-be toughs discovers another rule. It's harder to go straight than to live a life of crime. That's why The Devil Is a Sissy.
This full-hearted drama from the era of Dead End unites a trio of top 1930s child stars for the only time: Freddie Bartholomew (David Copperfield), Jackie Cooper (The Champ) and Mickey Rooney. All three shine. "But it is Mickey Rooney, the Puck of A Midsummer Night's Dream, who penetrates beyond the script and emerges as a living study of Gig, the son of a murderer" (Frank S. Nugent, The New York Times).
Original Release
09/18/1936
US Release
09/18/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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Freddie Bartholomew | Claude / Claude Pierce |
Jackie Cooper | 'Buck' Murphy |
Mickey Rooney | 'Gig' Stevens |
Ian Hunter | Jay Pierce |
Peggy Conklin | Rose / Rose Hawley |
Katharine Alexander | Hilda Pierce |
Gene Lockhart | Mr. Murphy / Mr. Jim Murphy |
Kathleen Lockhart | Mrs. Murphy |
Jonathan Hale | Judge Holmes |
Etienne Girardot | Principal |
Directors
Writers
Rowland Brown, John Lee Mahin, Richard Schayer, Frank Fenton, Cyril Hume
Cast
Name | Character |
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Freddie Bartholomew | Claude / Claude Pierce |
Jackie Cooper | 'Buck' Murphy |
Mickey Rooney | 'Gig' Stevens |
Ian Hunter | Jay Pierce |
Peggy Conklin | Rose / Rose Hawley |
Katharine Alexander | Hilda Pierce |
Gene Lockhart | Mr. Murphy / Mr. Jim Murphy |
Kathleen Lockhart | Mrs. Murphy |
Jonathan Hale | Judge Holmes |
Etienne Girardot | Principal |
Sherwood Bailey | 'Bugs' |
Buster Slaven | 'Six-Toes' |
Grant Mitchell | Paul Krumpp |
Harold Huber | Willie |
Stanley Fields | Joe |
Frank Puglia | 'Grandma' |
Etta McDaniel | Molly |
Stanley Andrews | Doctor |
Don Brodie | Hilda's Chauffeur |
Charles Coleman | Doorman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Davis | Producer |